Category: Politics

Kiriyenko: innovations in the competition of presidential grants to NGOs has had a good effect First Deputy head of the presidential administration noted that the organizers of the competition of presidential grants wanted to make it “more accessible to NGOs and primarily for NGOs from the regions.” MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. Innovations introduced in 2017 when carrying out competition on receiving presidential grants to noncommercial organizations (NCOs) have produced good results. This was stated on Monday the first Deputy head of presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko at a meeting of the coordination Committee for conducting tenders for granting the presidential grants for the development of civil society, which summarizes the results of the first in the 2017 contest. “We are not vain spent time and effort on this work,” the official said. He recalled that the main task of the organizers is to make the competition of

Photo: 360tv.EN Moldovan President Igor Dodon said the Agency RIA “Novosti”, August 5, will discuss with the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin, the incident with the prohibition of Romania to fly the Russian side to Chisinau to Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Previously the same, the head of Moldova said in an interview with TV channel “Russia 24”. Yes, I will be meeting with Dmitry Rogozin in Tehran. Discuss what didn’t get to talk to Chisinau this week — said Igor Dodon,otmetiv that one of the topics will ban Romania In Bucharest have previously said that the reaction of Rogozin to failure in flight into Chisinau is inappropriate. On Friday, the authorities under the pretext of “sanctioned person” on the plane was not given permission to cross its airspace to the flight of the Russian airline S7, which flew 165 passengers, including 11 children.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that he plans on 5 August to meet with President of Moldova Igor Dodon at the inauguration of Iranian President Rouhani in Tehran. He said this on air of TV channel “Russia 24”, RIA “Novosti”. “We will be together for the inauguration of the new Iranian President Rouhani in Tehran and there is scheduled for our meeting on the sidelines of these celebrations,” – said Rogozin. According to him, his Dodon “is a serious conversation.” “We need assurances, more to test my patience and trust in the guarantees that these parochial nationalists we can’t. We need clear guarantees that will be able to provide normal dialogue,” – said Deputy Prime Minister. He also added that he had a week scheduled to meet with President of the unrecognized Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky.

The US imposed sanctions against Venezuelan President WASHINGTON, 31 Jul — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The US imposed sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for “undermining democracy”, reported the Ministry of Finance of the USA. In accordance with the sanctions, all assets Maduro subject to U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and US citizens will be forbidden to do business with him. Washington said earlier that oppose the holding of elections to the National constituent Assembly of Venezuela and is ready to “stringent economic measures” if the vote does take place. “The sanctions were imposed the next day after the Maduro government had held elections to the National constituent Assembly, which intends to illegally usurp the constitutional role of the democratically elected National Assembly to rewrite the Constitution and impose on the people of Venezuela authoritarian regime,” — reads the statement of the Ministry of Finance. In a rebuke to the Caracas

Trump fired Scaramucci Retired financier who has held the post of Director of communications in just 10 days, confirmed by the White house. NEW YORK, July 31. /TASS/. The press service of the White house on Monday confirmed that Anthony’s Scaramucci leaves the post of Director of communications. Anthony’s Scaramucci will leave his position as communications Director of the White house. Mr. of Scaramucci felt that it would be better to give the head of the unit John Kelly to start with a clean slate and the opportunity to create your own team. We wish him all the best.The press service of the White house 10 days after the appointment Resignation of Scaramucci from his post one of the first reported the newspaper the New York Times, citing administration officials. The sources somewhat differently described the situation — according to them, that Kelly stood for his dismissal. As noted in

NYT: after retaliatory measures of Moscow the US were more likely to refuse to Russians of visas MOSCOW, 31 Jul — RIA Novosti. The Russians were more likely to refuse U.S. visas after Moscow responded to the sanctions bill Washington’s decision to reduce the staff of the diplomatic missions of the USA in the country. It is reported by The New York Times with reference to the representative of the firm helping the citizens of Russia to obtain the right to enter the United States. “Never done that before: a day 50-60 denied to asylum-seekers, mostly young women,” the newspaper quoted an employee of the company Shavkat Butaev. As writes the edition, the Russian retaliatory measures reminiscent of the decision taken by the Soviet authorities in 1986. While Moscow has demanded from Washington to lay off 261 employees of the American diplomatic missions, with the result that the Embassy had

Photo: RIA Novosti The opening ceremony of the competition will take place on 30 July at the Aviation University of air force people’s liberation army of China. The commander of aerospace forces Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev has arrived in the people’s Republic of China to participate in the opening ceremony of the international competition “Aviadarts-2017”. He visited the home base of the aircraft, involved in competitions, on the airfields of siping and Shoulao, the control tower, as well as target conditions on the range Taipingchuan. The opening ceremony of the competition will take place on 30 July at the Aviation University of air force people’s liberation army of China. The international stage of “Aviadarts-2017” will be held on the territory of the people’s Republic of China. It will be attended by about 40 crew of the aerospace defence forces. Russian crews are represented in all 8 categories at the birth of

Photo: MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev has declared, that will ask my colleagues from the Commission on noninterference to analyze the available statistics on programs of assistance of Russia, commenting on the statement of former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on U.S. non-interference in elections in Russia. Previously, McFaul said in his Twitter account that he considers the Russian response to US sanctions unfair, because “the United States did not intervene in the elections in Russia”. “Be sure to ask our colleagues in the Senate interim Commission on non-intervention to analyze the statistics they collect, and from this angle of view, and what proportion of the American (at the same time and EU) assistance programs for Russia since the’ 90s, was carried out on the territory of our country in coordination and cooperation with the Russian

Diplomats said about premature blockage giving US in the Silver forest Us diplomats denied access to their departmenst in a Silver forest, not allowed to take things said at the U.S. Embassy. The cottage was supposed to be at the disposal of diplomats prior to August 1. The U.S. Embassy staff yesterday, July 30, and today, July 31, are unable to access the cottage diplomats in Serebryany Bor. About this Reuters said the press Secretary of the Embassy. “In accordance with the notification of the government of Russia, the U.S. mission had to have access to our cottage until noon on 1 August,” she said. “Ask the Russian government to explain why it is so”, — concluded the interlocutor Reuters. In the us Embassy did not specify exactly who did not let the diplomats to the country in the Silver forest. Reuters cameraman, which is outside the residence saw five

Kiriyenko: 80% of the best applications for presidential grants came from the regions MOSCOW, 31 Jul — RIA Novosti. More than 80% of applications who received the highest scores on the ground this year the competition of presidential grants, were filed with regional organizations, said the first Deputy head of presidential administration, head of the coordination Committee for conducting tenders for granting of presidential grants Sergei Kiriyenko. “It is very important that we are among those who scored the highest points, the vast majority are representatives of the regions, not from Moscow and not a nationwide organization, 81.5% of visitors were representatives of regions,” — said Kiriyenko on Monday at a meeting of the coordinating Committee. This year for the competition of presidential grants were created by a single operator, the presidential grants for the development of civil society. In 2017, conducted two contests with an extended application period: within